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Historical Birthday

07 Mar 1481
Baldassare Peruzzi Italian architect and painter born in Siena Italy (d. 1537)
07 Mar 1543
Johan Casimir German prince (occupied Gent) born in Simmern Germany (d. 1592)
07 Mar 1556
Guillaume du Vair French writer and thinker born in Paris (d. 1621)
07 Mar 1574
John Wilbye English madrigal composer born in Brome Suffolk (d. 1638)
07 Mar 1621
Georg Neumark German composer and poet born in Langensalza (d. 1681)
07 Mar 1663
Tomaso Antonio Vitali Italian composer and violinist (d. 1745)
07 Mar 1678
Filippo Juvarra Italian architect born in Messina Italy (d. 1736)
07 Mar 1682
Johan Willem Duke of Ripperda Dutch political adventurer born in Oldehove Groningen Netherlands (d. 1737)
07 Mar 1687
Jean Lebeuf French historian born in Auxerre France (d. 1760)
07 Mar 1693
Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico] Pope (1758-69) born in Venice (d. 1769)
07 Mar 1707
Stephen Hopkins American politician who signed the US Declaration of Independence born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1785)
07 Mar 1715
Ephraim Williams American philanthropist born in Newton Massachusetts (d. 1755)
07 Mar 1715
Ewald Christian von Kleist German poet (d. 1759)
07 Mar 1731
Jean-Louis Laruette French musician and composer of comic opera born in Paris France (d. 1792)
07 Mar 1762
Sebastiaan C Nederburgh director-general (East Indies Company)
07 Mar 1765
Nicphore Nipce French inventor of photography (d. 1833)
07 Mar 1769
Josef Alois Ladurner Austrian composer and priest born in Algund (d. 1851)
07 Mar 1773
Tommaso Marchesi Italian composer born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1852)
07 Mar 1785
Alessandro Manzoni Italian poetnovelist (Betrothed)
07 Mar 1788
Antoine Csar Becquerel French physicist who pioneered the study of electric and luminescent phenomena born in Chtillon-Coligny France (d. 1878)
07 Mar 1792
John Herschel William Herschels son English astronomer and photographer (invented the blueprint) born in Slough England (d. 1871)
07 Mar 1797
Carl Schwencke Swedish composer born in Hamburg (d. 1870)
07 Mar 1799
Frantisek L. Celakovsky Czech poet (national anthem folk song)
07 Mar 1807
Franz Grave von Pocci German poetcomposer (Der Alchemist)
07 Mar 1811
Christian Heinrich Hohmann German composer born in Niederwerrn (d. 1861)
07 Mar 1813
Judocus Smits Dutch Catholic newspaper pioneerfounder (The Time)
07 Mar 1820
Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman German composer and teacher born in Bnin (d. 1900)
07 Mar 1822
Victor Masse French composer born in Lorient France (d. 1884)
07 Mar 1827
Henry DeLamar Clayton Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1889)
07 Mar 1831
John Bratton [Old Reliable] American physician and Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) born in Winnsboro South Carolina (d. 1898)
07 Mar 1832
Orlando Metcalfe Poe American engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Navarre Ohio (d. 1895)
07 Mar 1837
Henry Draper American astronomer (Moon Orion Nebula) born in Prince Edward County Virginia (d. 1882)
07 Mar 1841
Olegario Victor Andrade Argentine journalist and poet (El nido de condores) born in Rio Grande do Sul Brazil (d. 1882)
07 Mar 1841
William Rockhill Nelson founder of The Kansas City Star and patron of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (d. 1915)
07 Mar 1844
Anthony Comstock American anti-vice crusaderphilatelist born in New Canaan Connecticut (d. 1915)
07 Mar 1845
Daniel David Palmer Canadian founder of chiropractic (1897 Palmer School of Chiropractic) born in Port Perry Canada West (d. 1913)
07 Mar 1846
Whitcomb Judson American inventor (zipper) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1909)
07 Mar 1856
Matilde Serao [Tuffolina] Italian writer (Land of Cockayne)
07 Mar 1857
Julius Wagner von Jauregg Austrian psychiatrist (Nobel 1927)
07 Mar 1858
Nikolai Artzibushev Russian composer born in Tsarskoye Selo (d. 1937)
07 Mar 1866
Paul Ernst German writer born in Elbingerode Kingdom of Hanover (d. 1933)
07 Mar 1869
Ernst Cohen Dutch chemist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1944)
07 Mar 1869
Bertha Townsend American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1888-89) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
07 Mar 1873
Madame Sul-Te-Wan [Nellie Crawford] American actress (The Birth of a Nation Uncle Toms Cabin) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1959)
07 Mar 1875
Maurice Ravel French pianist & composer (Daphnis et Chlo Bolro) born in Ciboure (d. 1937)
07 Mar 1883
Marion Lord American actress (Broadway) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1942)
07 Mar 1886
Raymond Largay American actor (April in Paris Variety Girl) born in Oshkosh Wisconsin (d. 1974)
07 Mar 1887
Heino Eller Estonian composer born in Tartu (d. 1970)
07 Mar 1888
Alidius WLT van Starkenborch Stachouwer gov of Neth Indies (1936-45)
07 Mar 1891
Marcel Barger [Meyer Streliskie] cabaret performer (I keep Susy)
07 Mar 1896
Erwin Bodky German-American composer born in Ragnit East Prussia (d. 1958)
07 Mar 1900
Evald Aav Estonian composer (Vikerlased) born in Tallinn (d. 1939) [OS 22 Feb]
07 Mar 1900
[Albert] Carel Willink Dutch painter (magic realism)
07 Mar 1902
Heinz Rhmann German actor and director (Der Hauptmann von Kpenick) born in Essen Germany (d. 1994)
07 Mar 1904
Ivar Ballangrud Norwegian Olympic speed skater (4 gold 2 silver)
07 Mar 1904
Virginia Downing American actress (The Gig Butterfield 8) born in Washington District of Columbia (d. 1996)
07 Mar 1905
Vera Fjodorova Panova Russian author (Sputniki)
07 Mar 1908
Joop [Joseph] van Santen Dutch 1st chamber member (CPN)
07 Mar 1909
Greta Schoon German poet born in Spetzerfehn (d. 1991)
07 Mar 1914
Morton DaCosta director (Island of Love Music Man) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
07 Mar 1917
Davis Roberts American actor (Westworld Star Trek The Killers) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1993)
07 Mar 1919
Mochtar Lubis Indonesian writer (Twilight in Jakarta)
07 Mar 1920
Willie Watson cricketer (England batsman & soccer international)
07 Mar 1922
Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya Russian mathematician (fluid dynamics) born in Kologriv Soviet Russia (d. 2004)
07 Mar 1923
Bobo Holloman American MLB pitcher (no-hitter on debut) born in Thomaston Georgia (d. 1987)
07 Mar 1924
Kobo Abe playwright (Woman the Dunes) born in Tokyo Japan
07 Mar 1925
Rene Gagnon US Marine shown in photograph of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima born in Manchester New Hampshire (d. 1979)
07 Mar 1927
James Broderick American actor and director (Dog Day Afternoon Family) born in Charlestown New Hampshire (d. 1982)
07 Mar 1927
Jean-Paul Desbiens Quebec writer and teacher (d. 2006)
07 Mar 1927
Henri Landwirth Belgian-American hotel owner and philanthropist
07 Mar 1929
Yvonne Chouteau Native American dancer (one of the five Moons of Oklahoma) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2016)
07 Mar 1930
Anthony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon] British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret born in London England (d. 2017)
07 Mar 1931
C W Stubblefield American restaurateur and music promoter born in Navasota Texas (d. 1995)
07 Mar 1931
Cornelis T Cor van de Molen director Social Businesses of Press
07 Mar 1932
Edward Ed Thrasher American art director and photographer (Come & Gone) born in Glendale California (d. 2006)
07 Mar 1933
Jackie Blanchflower Northern Irish footballer (d. 1998)
07 Mar 1934
Nari Contractor cricketer (Indian batsman & captain)
07 Mar 1934
Willard Scott American weather forecaster (Today Show) born in Alexandria Virginia
07 Mar 1936
Georges Perec French writer (Seire Noire Retour a la bien-aimee)
07 Mar 1937
Anne Kristen Scottish actress (Coronation St Sunset Song) (d. 1996)
07 Mar 1937
Don Bonker American politician (Rep-D-WA 1975-89) born in Denver Colorado
07 Mar 1938
Homero Blancas American golfer (US Ryder Cup 1973) born in Houston Texas
07 Mar 1938
Janet Guthrie American professional race car driver (1st woman to race in Indie 500 and Daytona 500) born in Iowa City Iowa
07 Mar 1938
David Baltimore American biologist (1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine) born in New York City
07 Mar 1939
Marion Marlowe American singer (Arthur Godfrey & Friends) born in St Louis Missouri
07 Mar 1939
Panajot Pano Albanias most outstanding football player of the past 50 years born in Durres
07 Mar 1940
Daniel J Travanti actor (Frank Furillo-Hill St Blues) born in Kenosha Wisconsin
07 Mar 1940
Harald Gerlach German writer born in Bolesawiec Poland (d. 2001)
07 Mar 1940
Rudi [Rudolf] Dutschke German student leader (Glasnost Berlin)
07 Mar 1940
Viktor Savinykh Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-4 T-13 TM-5) born in Berezkiny Kirov
07 Mar 1942
Michael Eisner American CEO (Walt Disney) born in Mount Kisco New York
07 Mar 1942
Paul Preuss American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter Starfire)
07 Mar 1942
Tammy Faye Bakker (Messner) American Christian singer and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club) born in International Falls Minnesota (d. 2007)
07 Mar 1942
Tommy F Robinson American politician (Rep-D-AR 1985-91) born in Little Rock Arkansas
07 Mar 1942
U N Kulkarni cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68)
07 Mar 1943
Carole Peel Australian softball asst coach (Olympic bronze 1996)
07 Mar 1943
Chris White American rock singer-songwriter musician and record producer (The Zombies-Never Even Thought) born in NYC New York (d. 2015)
07 Mar 1943
Leon Sylvers III American rocker and producer (The Sylers) born in Memphis Tennessee
07 Mar 1944
Elton Gallegly American politician (Rep-R-California 1987-2013) born in Huntington Park California
07 Mar 1944
Jrgen Theobaldy German writer born in Strasberg France
07 Mar 1944
Townes Van Zandt Texas singersongwriter (Kathleen Loretta) (d. 1997)
07 Mar 1944
Michael Rosbash American geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017 Drosophila period gene) born in Kansas City Missouri
07 Mar 1945
John Heard American actor (Home Alone Cat People Big) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2017)
07 Mar 1946
Matthew Fisher English rock keyboardist (Procol Harum) born in London England
07 Mar 1946
Peter Wolf [Blankenfeild] American rock singer (J Giels Band-Centerfold Freeze Frame) born in the Bronx New York
07 Mar 1947
Donna Loren singeractress (Beach Blanket Bingo) born in Boston Massachusetts
07 Mar 1947
Lewis J Stadlen American actor (John-Benson Savages Windy City) born in Brooklyn New York
07 Mar 1947
Walter Rhrl German race and rally car driver
07 Mar 1949
Rex Hunt Australian TV and radio personality and former Australian rules player born in Mentone Australia
07 Mar 1950
Franco Harris NFL fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
07 Mar 1950
Mark Pinter Decorah Iowa actor (Behind the Screen Another World)
07 Mar 1951
Francis Rocco Prestia American musician (Tower of Power)
07 Mar 1952
Ernie Isley American vocalistguitarist (Its Your Thing Heat is On)
07 Mar 1952
Lynn Swann NFL receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)sportscaster
07 Mar 1953
Jules Shear American rock musician & songwriter (If She Knew What She Wants) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
07 Mar 1953
Kathleen Sullivan newscaster (E) born in Pasadena California
07 Mar 1953
Kenny Aronoff American drummer (John Mellencamp) born in Albany New York
07 Mar 1955
Tommy Kramer American football player born in San Antonio Texas
07 Mar 1955
Anupam Kher Bollywood actor (Vijay Silver Linings Playbook) and Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India born in Shimla India
07 Mar 1957
Robert Harris British TV reporter journalist and author (Fatherland Enigma) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England
07 Mar 1958
Rik Mayall English comedian & actor (Drop Dead Fred The Young Ones) born in Epping Essex (d. 2014)
07 Mar 1958
Alan Hale American astronomer (Comet HaleBopp) born in Tokyo Japan
07 Mar 1959
Tom Lehman American golfer (British Open 1996 Senior PGA Cship 2010 Tradition 2011-12) born in Austin Minnesota
07 Mar 1961
Mary Beth Evans American actress (Katherine-General Hospital) born in Pasadena California
07 Mar 1962
Taylor Dayne [Leslie Wunderman] NY vocalist (Ill Always Love You)
07 Mar 1962
Peter Manley English Darts Player (PDC World Cship runner-up 1999 2002 2006) born in London England
07 Mar 1963
Mike Eagles Sussex NHL center (Washington Capitals)
07 Mar 1964
Amy Baltus Bloomington IND WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-13th-1992)
07 Mar 1964
Denyce Graves American mezzo-soprano (Carmen) born in Washington D.C.
07 Mar 1964
Mikhail Popkov Russian serial killer of 55 people born in Angarsk USSR
07 Mar 1965
Cameron Daddo Australian actor (Brian Petersen-Models Inc) born in Melbourne Victoria
07 Mar 1965
Jesper Parnevik Swedish golfer (Ryder Cup 1997 99 2002 British Open 2004 07 runner-up) born in Stockholm Sweden
07 Mar 1965
Steve Beuerlein NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars Car Panthers) born in Hollywood California
07 Mar 1965
[Willie] Flipper Anderson NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) born in Paulsboro New Jersey
07 Mar 1965
Jack Armstrong American baseball player born in Englewood New Jersey
07 Mar 1966
Terry Carkner Smiths Falls NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
07 Mar 1967
Randel Randy Guss American musician and drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket) born in Detroit Michigan
07 Mar 1968
Jeff Kent infielder (NY Mets) born in Bellflower California
07 Mar 1968
Ricky Proehl NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks Chicago Bears)
07 Mar 1969
Anne Marie Lauck marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996) born in Rochester New York
07 Mar 1969
Brian Jamieson rower (Olympic silver 1996) born in Livingston New Jersey
07 Mar 1969
Geoff Smith Edmonton NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
07 Mar 1969
Matt Blundin NFL quarterback (KC Chiefs Detroit Lions)
07 Mar 1969
Sam Gash NFL running back (New England Patriots)
07 Mar 1481
Baldassare Peruzzi Italian architect and painter born in Siena Italy (d. 1536)
07 Mar 1762
Sebastiaan Cornelius Nederburgh Dutch statesman director-general East Indies Company responsible for Nederburghs Charter) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1811)
07 Mar 1797
Carl Schwencke German pianist and composer born in Hamburg (d. 1870)
07 Mar 1850
Champ Clark American politician US Speaker of the House (1911-19) born in Lawrenceburg Kentucky (d. 1921)
07 Mar 1856
Matilde Serao [Tuffolina] Italian writer (Land of Cockayne)
07 Mar 1872
Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov Russian composer and teacher born in Taganrog Russia (d. 1964)
07 Mar 1883
Carl Deis American composer and organist born in New York City (d. 1960)
07 Mar 1891
Marcel Barger [Meyer Streliskie] Dutch cabaret performer (I keep Susy) (died in Auschwitz 1942)
07 Mar 1893
Milton Avery American artist born in Almar New York (d. 1965)
07 Mar 1895
Juan Jose Castro Argentine composer born in Avellaneda Argentina (d. 1968)
07 Mar 1904
Ivar Ballangrud Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5000m 1928 500m 5000m 10000m 1936) born in Lunner Norway (d. 1969)
07 Mar 1906
Alejandro Garcia Caturla Cuban composer born in Remedios Cuba (d. 1940)
07 Mar 1906
Hans Lachman German born Dutch Jewish composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1990)
07 Mar 1907
Juan Francisco Giacobbe Argentine composer born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1990)
07 Mar 1908
Tomas de Manzarraga Spanish composer born in Igorre Spain (d. 1988)
07 Mar 1909
Leo Malet French crime novelist (Nestor Burma novels) born in Montpellier France (d. 1996)
07 Mar 1911
Stefan Kisielewski Polish composer writer and politician born in Warsaw (d. 1991)
07 Mar 1915
Jacques Chaban-Delmas French politician French Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly born in Paris France (d. 2000)
07 Mar 1917
Janet Collins American ballerina choreographer and teacher born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2003)
07 Mar 1917
Robert Erickson American composer born in Marquette Michigan (d. 1997)
07 Mar 1918
June Wayne American artist lithographer and teacher (Tamarind Lithography Workshop) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
07 Mar 1919
Jocelyn Hambro British financier (Hambros Bank) born in London England (d. 1994)
07 Mar 1919
Mochtar Lubis Indonesian writer (Twilight in Jakarta) born in Padang Dutch East Indies (d. 2004)
07 Mar 1920
Willie Watson English cricket batsman (23 Tests 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps Sunderland) born in Bolton upon Dearne England (d. 2004)
07 Mar 1923
Bobo Holloman American baseball pitcher (no-hitter on MLB debut 1953 St. Louis Browns) born in Thomaston Georgia (d. 1987)
07 Mar 1924
Eduardo Paolozzi Scottish sculptor (Hydra) born in Leith Scotland (d. 2005)
07 Mar 1931
Cornelis T Cor van de Molen Dutch journalist (Beehive)
07 Mar 1931
Wlter Taibo Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (30 caps Huracn C.A. Pearol) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 2021)
07 Mar 1934
Nari Contractor Indian cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) born in Godhra India
07 Mar 1934
Giorgos Katsaros Greek musician and composer born in Corfu
07 Mar 1939
Panajot Pano Albanian football star known as the The little Pusks born in Durrs Albania (d. 2010)
07 Mar 1940
Daniel J Travanti American actor (Frank Furillo-Hill St Blues) born in Kenosha Wisconsin
07 Mar 1942
Tommy F. Robinson American politician (Rep-D-AR 1985-91) born in Little Rock Arkansas
07 Mar 1942
U N Kulkarni Indian cricketer (pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68) born in Alibagh India
07 Mar 1942
Charles R. Boutin American politician (Maryland) born in Troy New York
07 Mar 1944
Townes Van Zandt American singer-songwriter (Kathleen Loretta) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 1997)
07 Mar 1944
Stanley Schmidt American science fiction writer and editor born in Cincinnati Ohio
07 Mar 1945
Arthur Lee American rock singer-songwriter (Love - Forever Changes Vindicator) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2006)
07 Mar 1945
John Heard American actor (Home Alone Cat People Big) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2017)
07 Mar 1947
Donna Loren American singer and actress (Beach Blanket Bingo) born in Boston Massachusetts
07 Mar 1947
Richard Lawson American actor (Eddie-ONeills) born in Loma Linda California
07 Mar 1949
Ghulam Nabi Azad Indian politician born in Bhalessa Dominion of India
07 Mar 1950
Franco Harris American Hall of Fame NFL fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Fort Dix New Jersey
07 Mar 1950
Mark Pinter American actor (Behind the Screen Another World) born in Decorah Iowa
07 Mar 1952
Ernie Isley American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers - Its Your Thing Heat is On) born in Cincinnati Ohio
07 Mar 1952
Viv Richards Antiguan cricketer and master blaster (West Indies) born in St. Johns British Leeward Islands
07 Mar 1954
Matt Frenette Canadian rock drummer (Loverboy)
07 Mar 1959
Donna Murphy American musical theatre actress (The King and I) born in Queens New York
07 Mar 1961
Warrel Dane American singer (Nevermore) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2017)
07 Mar 1962
Taylor Dayne [Leslie Wunderman] American vocalist (Ill Always Love You) born in New York
07 Mar 1963
Mike Eagles Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals) born in Sussex New Brunswick
07 Mar 1963
Bill Brochtrup American actor (NYPD Blue) born in Inglewood California
07 Mar 1964
Jennifer McCarters American country singer (McCarters - The Gift) born in Sevierville Tennessee
07 Mar 1964
Amy Baltus American WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-13th-1992) born in Bloomington Indiana
07 Mar 1964
Jeff Criswell American NFL tackle (KC Chiefs) born in Grinnell Iowa
07 Mar 1964
Bret Easton Ellis American writer (American Psycho) born in Los Angeles California
07 Mar 1964
Wanda Sykes American actress and comedienne (Black-ish) born in Portsmouth Virginia
07 Mar 1964
Mikhail Popkov Russian serial killer of 55 people born in Angarsk USSR
07 Mar 1965
Steve Beuerlein American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars Car Panthers) born in Hollywood California
07 Mar 1966
Jeff Feagles American NFL punter (Arizona Cardinals) born in Anaheim california
07 Mar 1966
Terry Carkner Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers) born in Smiths Falls Canada
07 Mar 1966
Joy Tanner American actress born in Rochester New York
07 Mar 1967
Zheng Haixia Chinese WNBA center (LA Sparks) born in Shangqiu China
07 Mar 1967
Ai Yazawa Japanese mangaka (manga author - Neighbourhood Story) born in Amagasaki Japan
07 Mar 1968
Jeff Kent American MLB infielder (NY Mets) born in Bellflower California
07 Mar 1968
Ricky Proehl American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks Chicago Bears) born in New York City
07 Mar 1969
Anne Marie Lauck American marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996) born in Rochester New York
07 Mar 1969
Anthony Davis American NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs) born in Kennewick Washington
07 Mar 1969
Brian Jamieson American rower (Olympic silver 1996) born in Livingston New Jersey
07 Mar 1969
Geoff Smith Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers) born in Edmonton
07 Mar 1969
Matt Blundin American quarterback (KC Chiefs Detroit Lions) born in Darby Pennsylvania
07 Mar 1969
Sam Gash American NFL running back (New England Patriots) born in Hendersonville North Carolina
07 Mar 1969
Shin Ae Ra Korean actress and radio DJ born in South Korea
07 Mar 1807
Franz Graf von Pocci German founding director of the Munich Marionette Theatre (Punch and Judy) poet and illustrator of childrens literature (Viola Tricolor In Picture and Rhyme) born in Munich Germany (d. 1876)
07 Mar 1872
Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov Russian composer (Rhapsodie hbraque Prince Lake) and teacher born in Taganrog Russia (d. 1964)
07 Mar 1876
Edgar Evans Welsh explorer (part of Robert Scotts Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica) born in Rhossili Wales (d. 1912)
07 Mar 1886
Ren Thomas French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1914) born in Prigueux France (d. 1975)
07 Mar 1887
Heino Eller Estonian composer born in Tartu Governorate of Livonia Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1970)
07 Mar 1888
Alcide Slow Drag Pavageau American jazz guitarist and double-bassist born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1969)
07 Mar 1910
Josef Veselka Czech choral conductor (Prague Philharmonic Choir 1959-81) and pedagogue born in Nov Msto na Morav Czechoslovaia (d. 1992)
07 Mar 1911
Louis Cottrell Jr. Creole-American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (Heritage Hall Jazz Band) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1978)
07 Mar 1914
Morton DaCosta director (Island of Love The Music Man) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
07 Mar 1922
Patrick Paddy Clancy Irish folk singer harmonic player and songwriter (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Carrickfergus) born in Carrick-on-Suir County Tipperary Ireland (d. 1998)
07 Mar 1923
Mahlon Clark American big band jazz and session clarinetist born in Portsmouth Virginia (d. 2007)
07 Mar 1925
Richard Vernon British character actor (A Hard Days Night The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Gandhi) born in Reading Berkshire England (d. 1997)
07 Mar 1930
Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon] British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret born in London England (d. 2017)
07 Mar 1932
Ed Thrasher American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records 1964-79) and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra Jimi Hendrix Grateful Dead) born in Glendale California (d. 2006)
07 Mar 1934
Willard Scott American weather forecaster (Today Show) born in Alexandria Virginia (d. 2021)
07 Mar 1936
Colin Appleton English soccer midfielder (Leicester City 277 games) and manager (Hull City Swansea City Exeter City) born in Scarborough England (d. 2021)
07 Mar 1943
Chris White British rock singer-songwriter musician and record producer (The Zombies - Shes Not There Time Of The Season) born in Barnet Hertfordshire England
07 Mar 1944
Townes Van Zandt American singer-songwriter (Kathleen Loretta) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 1997)
07 Mar 1946
Matthew Fisher English rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale) born in London England
07 Mar 1946
Peter Wolf [Blankenfeild] American rock singer (J. Giels Band - Centerfold Freeze Frame) born in the Bronx New York
07 Mar 1947
Lewis J Stadlen American stage and screen actor (Minnies Boys - Groucho Savages Windy City Benson) born in Brooklyn New York
07 Mar 1950
J.R. Richard American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980 NL ERA leader 1979 NL strikeout leader 1978 79 Houston Astros) born in Vienna Louisiana (d. 2021)
07 Mar 1952
Ernie Isley American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers - Its Your Thing Heat is On) born in Cincinnati Ohio
07 Mar 1952
Lynn Swann American CollegePro Football HOF wide receiver (USC Super Bowl 1974 75 [MVP] 78 79 First-team All-Pro 1978 3 Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Alcoa Tennessee
07 Mar 1953
Jules Shear American rock musician and songwriter (If She Knew What She Wants) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
07 Mar 1960
Chris Rodriguez American pop and country session and touring guitarist and vocalist and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter born in The Bronx New York
07 Mar 1962
Taylor Dayne [Leslie Wunderman] American vocalist (Tell It To My Heart Ill Always Love You) born in New York
07 Mar 1785
Alessandro Manzoni Italian poet and novelist (Betrothed) born in Milan Duchy of Milan (d. 1873)
07 Mar 1799
Frantiek Ladislav elakovsk Czech linguist poet (national anthem folk song) and Slavist born in Strakonice Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1852)
07 Mar 1820
Emilio Fa di Bruno Italian naval captain born in Alessandria Piedmont Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1866)
07 Mar 1825
Francesco Fa di Bruno Italian mathematician and later Catholic priest and advocate for the poor born in Alessandria Piedmont Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1888)
07 Mar 1856
Matilde Serao Italian writer and journalist (Land of Cockayne 1st woman to edit Italian newspaper) born in Patras Greece (d. 1927)
07 Mar 1857
Julius Wagner-Jauregg Austrian psychiatrist (1st psychiatrist to win Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 1927 for malaria inoculation for dementia paralytica) born in Wels Austria (d. 1940)
07 Mar 1888
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer Dutch last Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1936-45) taken prisoner by the Japanese during WWII born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1978)
07 Mar 1891
Marcel Barger Dutch Jewish cabaret performer (I keep Susy) born in Amsterdam (d. 1942 at Auschwitz)
07 Mar 1898
Jan Antonn Bata Czech shoe manufacturer (Bata) born in Uhersk Hradit Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
07 Mar 1900
Carel Willink Dutch painter (magic realism) born in Amsterdam (d. 1983)
07 Mar 1900
Giuseppe Capogrossi Italian painter (Roman School) born in Rome (d. 1972)
07 Mar 1908
Nat Gonella British big band jazz trumpeter mellophonist singer and bandleader (The Georgians Oh Monah) born in Islington London England (d. 1998)
07 Mar 1914
Morton DaCosta American film and theatre director (Island of Love The Music Man) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
07 Mar 1917
Davis Roberts [Robert Davis] American character actor (Westworld Star Trek The Killers) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1993)
07 Mar 1930
Stanley Miller American chemist (created primordial soup experiment to show how life might have originated on earth) born in Oakland California (d. 2007)
07 Mar 1940
Daniel J Travanti American actor (Hill Street Blues - Capt. Frank Furillo) born in Kenosha Wisconsin
07 Mar 1943
Rick Redman American College Football HOF linebacker (University of Washington AFL All-Star 1967 San Diego Chargers) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2022)
07 Mar 1946
Peter Wolf [Blankenfield] American rock singer (J. Geils Band - Centerfold Freeze Frame) born in the Bronx New York City
07 Mar 1950
Franco Harris American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 1974 [MVP] 75 78 79 9 x Pro Bowl First-team All-Pro 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Fort Dix New Jersey (d. 2022) [1]
07 Mar 1950
Iris Chacn Puerto Rican singer dancer and TV personality born in San Juan Puerto Rico
07 Mar 1951
(Francis) Rocco Prestia American funk-rock bassist (Tower of Power)born in Sonora California (d. 2020)
07 Mar 1663
Tomaso Antonio Vitali Italian composer and violinist born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1745)
07 Mar 1797
Carl Schwencke German pianist and composer born in Hamburg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1870)
07 Mar 1864
George Bean English cricket batsman (3 Tests 1 x 50 Sussex CCC) born in Sutton-in-Ashfield England (d. 1923)
07 Mar 1887
Heino Eller Estonian composer (Koit (Dawn) Videvik (Twilight)) pedagogue (Tallinn Conservatory 1940 -70) and teacher of Arvo Prt born in Tartu Governorate of Livonia Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1970)
07 Mar 1903
Maud Lewis (ne Dowley) Canadian folk artist and painter born in South Ohio Nova Scotia (d. 1970)
07 Mar 1917
Janet Collins American ballerina choreographer and teacher born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2003)
07 Mar 1924
Kobo Abe Japanese playwright and writer (Woman the Dunes) born in Tokyo Japan (d. )
07 Mar 1933
Jackie Blanchflower Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland Manchester United 105 games survived Munich air disaster) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 1998)
07 Mar 1934
Nari Contractor Indian cricket batsman and captain (31 Tests 1 x 100 11 x 50 HS 108 Gujarat Railways) born in Godhra India
07 Mar 1938
Janet Guthrie American auto racer (1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 & Daytona 500 first woman to lead a lap in NASCAR Winston Cup Series) born in Iowa City Iowa
07 Mar 1939
Panajot Pano Albanian soccer forward (28 caps Partizani Tirana 210 games The little Pusks) born in Durrs Albania (d. 2010)
07 Mar 1940
Viktor Savinykh Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-4 T-13 TM-5) born in Berezkiny Kirov Russia
07 Mar 1942
(Hamilton) Bohannon American R&B and disco percussionist bandleader songwriter and record producer (Save Their Souls) born in Newnan Georgia d. 2020)
07 Mar 1942
Tammy Faye Bakker (ne Messner) American Christian singer and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club) born in International Falls Minnesota (d. 2007)
07 Mar 1942
U N Kulkarni Indian cricket pace bowler (4 Tests 5 wickets BB 237 Mumbai) born in Alibagh India
07 Mar 1943
Billy MacMillan Canadian NHL hockey right wing 1970-77 (Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Flames NY Islanders) and coach 1980-84 (Colorado RockiesNew Jersey Devils) born in Charlottetown Canada (d. 2023)
07 Mar 1947
Walter Rhrl German auto racer rally car driver (World Rally Cship 1980 82 24 Hours of Le Mans GTP 3.0 class 1981 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record 1987) born in Regensburg Germany
07 Mar 1950
Iris Chacn Puerto Rican singer dancer and TV personality born in San Juan Puerto Rico
07 Mar 1951
(Francis) Rocco Prestia American funk-rock bassist (Tower of Power) born in Sonora California (d. 2020)
07 Mar 1952
Ernie Isley American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers1969-84 & 1991-present - Its Your Thing Heat is On) born in Cincinnati Ohio
07 Mar 1954
Matt Frenette Canadian rock drummer and songwriter (Loverboy - Working for the Weekend) born in Calgary Alberta
07 Mar 1955
Tommy Kramer American College Football HOF quarterback (Rice University NFL Comeback Player of the Year & Pro Bowl 1986 Minnesota Vikings) born in San Antonio Texas
07 Mar 1958
Rik Mayall English comedian and actor (Drop Dead Fred The Young Ones) born in Epping Essex (d. 2014)
07 Mar 1959
Jorge Domnguez Argentinian soccer striker (3 caps CA Boca Juniors OGC Nice SC Toulon Nmes) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2023)
07 Mar 1543
Johan Casimir German prince and mercenary leader (occupied Ghent 1578) born in Simmern Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1592)
07 Mar 1574
John Wilbye English madrigal composer born in Brome Suffolk England (d. 1638)
07 Mar 1621
Georg Neumark German composer and poet born in Langensalza Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1681)
07 Mar 1682
Johan Willem Duke of Ripperda Dutch political adventurer (Prime Minister of Spain 1726) born in Oldehove Groningen Netherlands (d. 1737)
07 Mar 1715
Ewald Christian von Kleist German poet and soldier born in Zeblin Father Pomerania (d. 1759)
07 Mar 1730
Baron de Breteuil French statesman Louis XVIs last Chief Minister who organized king and queens escape born in dAzay-le-Ferron France (d. 1807)
07 Mar 1769
Josef Alois Ladurner Austrian composer and priest born in Algund Austrian Empire (d. 1851)
07 Mar 1780
Milo Obrenovi Serbian Prince and revolutionary leader of the Second Serbian Uprising born in Gornja Dobrinja Ottoman Empire (d. 1860)
07 Mar 1797
Carl Schwencke German pianist and composer born in Hamburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1870)
07 Mar 1811
Christian Heinrich Hohmann German composer born in Niederwerrn Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1861)
07 Mar 1820
Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman German composer and teacher born in Bnin Grand Duchy of Posen Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1900)
07 Mar 1827
Henry DeLamar Clayton American attorney legislator and Confederate general born in Pulaski County Georgia (d. 1889)
07 Mar 1841
William Rockhill Nelson American real estate developer co-founder of The Kansas City Star whose home became Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art born in Fort Wayne Indiana (d. 1915)
07 Mar 1844
Anthony Comstock American anti-vice crusader and philatelist born in New Canaan Connecticut (d. 1915)
07 Mar 1858
Nikolai Artzibushev Russian composer born in Tsarskoye Selo Russian Empire (d. 1937)
07 Mar 1878
Boris Kustodiev Russian-Soviet painter and stage designer born in Astrakhan Russian Empire (d. 1927)
07 Mar 1915
Jacques Chaban-Delmas French politician French Prime Minister of France (1969-72) and 3-time President of the National Assembly born in Paris France (d. 2000)
07 Mar 1927
Henri Landwirth Belgian-American hotel owner and philanthropist (Give Kids the World) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 2018)
07 Mar 1927
Jean-Paul Desbiens Quebec writer and teacher born in Mtabetchouan Quebec (d. 2006)
07 Mar 1932
Lola Beltrn Mexican ranchera singer (Priscila elque se fue Paloma Negra) and actress (El revlver sangriento) born in El Rosario Mexico (d. 1966)
07 Mar 1934
Giorgos Katsaros Greek musician and composer born in Corfu Greece
07 Mar 1936
Georges Perec French writer (La Vie mode demploi (Life A Users Manual)) and filmmaker (Seire Noire) born in Paris France (d. 1982)
07 Mar 1937
Anne Kristen Scottish TV actress (Olive Rowe-Coronation St Miss Meiklejohn-Hamish Macbeth) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1996)
07 Mar 1939
Duan Maravi Serbian soccer midfielder (7 caps Red Star Belgrade Racing Paris Olympic gold Yugoslavia 1960) born in Injoux-Gnissiat France (d. 2025)
07 Mar 1939
Marion Marlowe American singer (The Man in the Raincoat Arthur Godfrey & His Friends) and actress born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2012)
07 Mar 1940
Rudi Dutschke German political activist (Socialist Students Union (SDS)) born in Schnefeld Germany (d. 1979)
07 Mar 1942
Paul Preuss American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter Starfire) born in Albany Georgia
07 Mar 1942
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner (ne LaValley) American Christian singer AIDS support activist and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club) born in International Falls Minnesota (d. 2007)
07 Mar 1943
Leon Sylvers III American R&B disco and funk multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer (The Sylers) born in Memphis Tennessee
07 Mar 1950
Franco Harris American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 1974 75 78 79 9 x Pro Bowl First-team All-Pro 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Fort Dix New Jersey (d. 2022) [1]
07 Mar 1965
Steve Beuerlein American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars Carolina Panthers) born in Hollywood California
07 Mar 1926
Margaret Weston British museum director and the first woman to lead a national museum in the UK (Science Museum 1973-86) born in Gloucestershire England (d. 2021)
07 Mar 1930
Andreas Makris Greek-American violinist (National Symphony 1961-89) and composer born in Thesssaloniki Greece (d. 2005)
07 Mar 1936
Perry Henzell Jamaican screenwriter and director (The Harder They Come No Place Like Home) born in Port Maria Jamaica (d. 2006)
07 Mar 1938
David Baltimore American biologist (1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2025) [1]
07 Mar 1943
Billy MacMillan Canadian ice hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Flames NY Islanders) and coach (Colorado RockiesNJ Devils) born in Charlottetown Canada (d. 2023)
07 Mar 1953
David F. Gibson American big band jazz drummer (Duke Ellington Orchestra Count Basie Orchestra Cab Calloway) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1]
07 Mar 1954
James Baker Australian punk rock drummer (The Victims The Scientists Hoodoo Gurus) born in Perth Australia (d. 2025)
07 Mar 1958
Rik Mayall British comedian and actor (Drop Dead Fred The Young Ones) born in Epping Essex (d. 2014)
07 Mar 1961
Mary Beth Evans American actress (General Hospital Days of Our Lives) born in Pasadena California
07 Mar 1961
Sanae Takaichi Japanese politician first Prime Minister of Japan (2025present) and first President of the Liberal Democratic Party (2025present) born in Yamatokriyama Japan [1]